Shan State

Shan State is a state of eastern Myanmar, with Taunggyi serving as its capital. Bordering China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, Shan State was the home of the Shan people, who were subjected to Bamar rule in 1557 and to British rule in 1885 following the Third Anglo-Burmese War. After Burmese independence in 1948, Shan nationalists launched a secessionist uprising against the government during the Burmese Civil War, which lasted over 70 years. In 2014, Shan State had a population of 5,824,432 people.